Jolly Butchers, Stoke Newington

i too was in there there the other day, and was inexplicably overcome by feelings of inertia and nausea. must have been the night you were in pimple mug. please don't make a habit of it.

mr. n16 seems a nice chap, and if i encounter him in there, i will allow him to buy me a dekoninck, so please leave him alone. while i'm on the subject of plants;

Indicators of a plantpot
1. An obsession with posts from other users
2. A large volume of entries, evidence of a lack of friends, or anything else to do. And certainly no girlfriend
3. Considers himself the site arbiter, and the sole authority on the veracity of peoples posts
4. An inabilty to leave politics out of every aspect of life. Why else would you mention 'class' in a pub review?
5. Obsession with measures. Because they have so little else to worry about.
A. Get. Life.
6. Pomposity. 'I will be keeping an eye on this pub' sort of thing. As if anyone gives a flying witches fart what you think. Your liking for somewhere is a disincentive for right-thinking people.
7. Nerdy, knob-jockey and entirely predictable liking for rubbish music (vinyl only, of course) by people with nutty names like 'old blind lemon shandy levine' which it is ok to annoy other people with, but popular music is unnacceptable
8. Silly moniker that is supposed to indicate someone 'in the know' on the subject of beer, and not to be trifled with. Like all camra members, however, he is a malodorous bore to be avoided at all costs. which is why i have not renewed my membership.
9. er.....
10. Thats it

10 Jun 2010 12:48

Jolly Butchers, Stoke Newington

hmm. not sure how believable that is.
Dimple_mug - 19 May 2010 11:47

are you an interweb policeman simple mug? it is miserablist professional malcontents like you that make too many pubs an unattractive propositon. stay in the wenlock with all your 'working class' drinkers. i can just imagine your purple-faced rage if someone on here wrote that they preferred 'middle class' drinkers. i'll bet you 'work' for the council , or some such similar refuge for inadequates.

carry on nursing your resentment along with your pint of old barmans underpants.

24 May 2010 16:41

Jolly Butchers, Stoke Newington

what a revelation. hard to imagine what a dump this place was. so bad, in fact, that i had difficulty persuading my friends to accompany me to the new version.
as a female beer-lover i have been frustrated at the lack of suitable pubs that cater for the for real-ale loving members of the fairer sex (of whom there are many more than you might imagine). good food as well as real beer, a non-threatening atmosphere, and clean trendyish decor.

this will do nicely for me. even the taps in the ladies toilet are so cute!

i have even converted some pino grigio devotees to the delights of jaipur, de konnink, and morte subite. the landlords not bad either, and im not talking about timothy taylor!

14 May 2010 12:01

The Southampton Arms, Gospel Oak

a refreshing addition imho. nice atmosphere, pleasant customers. will defo visit after roaming the heath.

12 May 2010 13:27

The Wenlock Arms, Hoxton

sorry folks, but i don't like it in here. it is dirty and smelly. this is not an indication of 'character'. i like most of the beer and have tried to get my wine-drinking girlfriends to try it, but none of my friends will accompany me here.

12 May 2010 13:03